Loren Beck is an associate at Russ August & Kabat.Mr. Beck's practice focuses on commercial litigation and sophisticated real estate transactions.Working closely with Steven M. Goldberg and other members of the Russ August & Kabat litigation team, Mr. Beck has handled a number of highly publicized securities matters involving hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions. He also has tried, as first-chair trial counsel, a securities arbitration matter to verdict, obtaining a significant financial recovery for his clients. In addition to his work in the securities field, Mr. Beck's litigation experience also includes a wide variety of real estate and contractual disputes.Working closely with Rick August and other members of the Russ August & Kabat real estate department, Mr.Beck has provided advice in connection with an approximately $1.5 billion real estate project as well as numerous other sophisticated real estate transactions.While in law school, Mr. Beck was honored to receive the John F. Dockweiler Memorial Scholarship, Dean's list recognition and two First Honors Awards.Mr. Beck was recognized as a 2009 Southern California Rising Star by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine.Mr. Beck is a member of the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Century City Bar Association, where he is a member of the Board of Governors and serves as chairman of its Business Litigation Section. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and is an active mentor to students at Loyola Law School.